200 rockets from Hezbollah in Lebanon rain in Israel

Agence France Presse 07/05/2024

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets and drones at Israeli army positions on Thursday, escalating tensions between the two adversaries amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. After months of deadlocked Gaza ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister…

Israel OKs largest ‘land grab’ in West Bank in decades

Associated Press 07/04/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to…

Gaza war: Fighting rages in city’s Shujaiya for fourth day

Agence France Presse 07/01/2024

Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood,…

Biden-Trump debate: Five takeaways, stumbles and mistruths

Agence France Presse 06/28/2024

President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump squared off Thursday in a debate watched by millions, and what voters saw may have sparked more questions than answers. Here are five takeaways from the Atlanta showdown. Dems,…

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, and guilty plea that freed him

Associated Press 06/27/2024

WASHINGTON — The guilty plea by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange brings a stunning conclusion to an international saga of the quixotic hacker who exposed government secrets. The deal reached with the U.S. Justice Department came after Assange…

Trump, Biden gird for historic US presidential debate

Agence France Presse 06/27/2024

Joe Biden and Donald Trump made final preparations Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election — the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race. Thursday’s televised showdown will raise the…

Gaza war: Israel PM says ‘intense’ phase nearing end

Agence France Presse 06/24/2024

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that “intense” fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over, more than eight months into the devastating war. “The intense phase of the fighting…

‘Terror attack’ in Russia’s Dagestan: Gunmen kill police, priest

Agence France Presse 06/24/2024

Gunmen attacked churches and synagogues in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing at least eight police and national guard officers and a priest, officials said. The unidentified gunmen launched simultaneous attacks in Dagestan’s largest…

West Bank raid: Israeli forces tie wounded Palestinian to jeep

Agence France Presse 06/24/2024

Israeli troops tied a wounded Palestinian to a military vehicle during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the army said Sunday, admitting that soldiers had violated operational procedures. Footage of the incident, which…

US state requires Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms

Agence France Presse 06/20/2024

The governor of Louisiana signed a bill Wednesday requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the conservative US state, reigniting the debate over separation of church and state. The legislation, the first…

Boy saved by Filipino at popular fishing spot in Japan

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 06/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A 26-year-old foreign technical intern from the Philippines saved a six-year-old Japanese boy, who fell into the sea on June 16. The boy was not wearing a life jacket and fell into Hakozaki-futou in…

Hajj pilgrims ‘stone the devil’ as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha

Agence France Presse 06/17/2024

Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the “stoning of the devil”, in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. As one of the world’s largest annual religious…

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